HONGKONG YOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corpe Orders by Captain J. E. W. Armatrang, Y.D.
PARADES.
Friday th instant :-
7.35 am. Belchers 6' Section (fange Takers elas and Gen. Nunibers as De tailed, dyst Belcher Battery. 0.30 p.m. Artillery Battery Nambers other than specialists) as Bel- (Cun chers Lattery,
"Right Section M.Ö. Co. at: Headquarters under unit Cusimandas. Tests of Elementary Training
6.3 p.m. Recruits of all units on Farade Grannd ander Corps Murary Grimes, Edgcumbe and Edmonds and Lee-torpl Meade. Signalling section
Helaas at R. A. Theatre.
Saturday 18th in
instant-
10 Neouts Company (men de tailed by Sergt. Major Samsay) at Head- quarters Musketry instruction.
4.30 p.m. Special Parade at Hend- quarters for nienters of the L'orpetin- fantry unable to attend drills orders! on 13th: 13th, and 17th instant. One N.C.. from each unit sending men will Attend
DITAH
On duty 15th instant Left Sectiim M., G. Co. and Civil Service Co.
On duty 20th instant entre Section M. 4.
On duty 1st instant Scouts Company. On that Prad instant Scouts Compnay. On duty r instant Right Seekin M. G. CO.
On duty with instans Left See. M. G.
Co. and Livil service th
On duty zath instant Centre' Section H...
Gaderly Officer from 19th to 15th inet. Lieut. Dauby.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
RESERVES.
Major Wakeman, Commanding H.K.T.R.
PARADES.
Friday, Finstant-
**A**Aufope. Cerruile, Machine C Section, Mounted Section and Signallers on the rossi ontside the
derly Bovin at 5.15 p.m.
Taiki Section on the. Polo Ground at 5.30 pan. Kowloon Dock Sticks of Kowloon Docka at 5.15 p., for Texts at Elementary
PRICES
I gal. $3.25)
5
$13,00
- $100.00
"THE BEST OF ALL”
JEYES FLUID
ALEX. ROSS & Co. (Sole Apents) --
4. Drs Vorx ROAD, CENTRAL, I ́
HONGKONG.
PATELL & CO. ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies In
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, USA.
Branches:-
CANTON,
SHANGHAI
TOKOHAMA. BOMBAY.
HEAD OFFICE: End's BUILDINGS
BONGKONG.
Training Muker Deus: Pili orter NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
ercept Kowloon Park Sections which many
parade in plalu algére.
Every man ineeling exempted mem
bers must attend this parade.
INSURANCE CO.
WRICH. AXZ VESTED HER ARARIA OF
THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LED, and
To-day's Advertisements THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
JOINT SERVICE OF THE *NEDERLAND" and "ROTTERDAN LLOYD ROYAL MAIL LINES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
THE Steamship
"ORANJE" having arrived from SAN FRANCISCO, Consignees of Caigu are hereby notified that all Goods are being landed at their ziek into the Luzanan, an extra hazardous Gedown of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & G-down Co
ASSURANCE CO.
A
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1914,
Bs.970,367. I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000" Paid-up Capital
£7,500
II-Fire Fands....... 5,837,047, III-Life & Annuity Funda... 17,567,590
THE CHINA MAIL.
PRICES
1 gal. $1.35
$15.00
$100,00
TO LET
TO LET.
Zv
A FLAT in Nathna Road, Kowloon
No. 5 Hinden Villas, Kowloon, 3 rooms with Tennis Court From 1st October next.
Four roomed houses in Kowloon.
..Apply to-
་ ༥
AUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. "* Alexandra Buildings
Hongkong August 15, 1917.
TO LET
TMMEDIATE ENTRY, four
very desirable SHOPS situated in Ice House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars apply to the Manager, Hongkong Ice Co, Ltd 4 Connaught Road Central.
Bongkong, August 1917.
Do Not Worry About Pimples
Cuticure SoapTM to dinos and purity, Cricura Ointment
to soothe and heal. For pimples, codcm roughness, dandrud,» faling hair and red. rough hands these fragrau super, dreamy mollients are most offcCLITO. Samples Free by Pat Adde 9. Newborz 'Ba, 27, Charterhous BasLoader. C OVERBOE.
Cuticura Will Remove Them
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHAIRS
1.-In Fictoria with two Bearers.
Quarter hour.
10 cents.
One hour, Half hour, no-
90
95
Three bours,******** Six hours.
50
..... 70. Day (8 am to 6 p.m.), $1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, bali fare extra.
Between the huurs of 8.30 pm and 8 a.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum. 11-Beyond: Fictoria, with four Beaners. Hour,......
Three hours...sem Six hours....
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 16th 12.30-No returns from Japan, Vladivostock" and Indo-Chins. Pressure has decreased alightly over! Formoss and the Philippines, and in- creased slightly elsewhere it is probably bigbeat in the Pacific to the south of Japan. A relatively low area extends
frup Annam across the Philippines to the Pacifica tyhpoon has formed in its
eastern extremity.
At 6am this mbra-
Stock and paid up
Valce
· BANKS.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1917. SHARE REPORT.
AUGUST 16TH, 1917.
Approximate „Fatura_based
11.50. A.M.
Lasa. Dividend and data.
on last
70's
div."
ing it was situated in Lat. 16" N., leng. Hopgkoop & Shal #121 $693 x. 1. d. 128 E. moving WN, W
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 60.-19 inches, against an average of 39.71 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 17th August:-
1.--Hongkong to Gap Rock: N.E. qr. variable winds, light to moderate; fine.
Formosa Channel: Tho semo as No.. I-
Ú
MARINE INSUE. ANCER.
Choo
North Chinne T. 140
Calon.............$100825 &
3-South ocast of China between Yangtaca .........$60 | 81971 b Hongkong and Lamocks: The sanie as No. I.
FIRE INSURANCES,;}
BS
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan: The No I.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.
g
The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends. and 'begins during the month of Aug., I 1917--
*
China Firs.20 $140 Hongkong Yires... Du $300 b.
"SHIPPING.
Douglas Speamazon (354) 366-
Steamboa· 16 ) $18 Indo-China
(Preferred)....£5 840 m. (Deferred)...25 $1011*
Intetim of £23}•, *}¢
1917..
[$7 final making
825
/ 1015 and Interim
of $18 / 1916,
Iat. div. of 15% = 15% | at 3/6 3/16, 84.23 per share a 1916 Final of B and bonus of 10 s/c 1015 and Interim of $30 e 1918 $15 making $1 for 1915 and special of $3 ww.apont 1914.
$7 and bonus for
1915. b
$2 for 1913.
7 p.č
p.c
11 po
Int, of 5 al 1916-1917.
$1.95 Ice 1910
7 p.c
Final of 3/.../c 1916....... Final of 40/-a/c 1916, ...
5 1.0.
21 p.
**Shell" Trampoms £1. 110/-, x. d. & rights - final making 7. O
REFINERIES.
China Sugars $ 10C-895 Malabon Sugam P. 30 $273.
Date.
Aug. 16th,
Ends.. S
Begins.
A.M
7.05, 0.00
is 17th, 3.30
7.01
,, 18th, 5.31
7.63
5.61
7:01
$.51
21
7.09
0.60 centa $1,00
st, 5.31
“Star Festr 10 899
7.01
22nd, 5.51
7.00
1 Bord, 4.31
u
€50
24th, 1.5
3.52
6.58
5.52
$58
2003
28th, 5.53
£7
27th 6.51
6,56
48th,-5.64
TO LET..
Quartor hour,... 20.15 Half hour,
0.00
$0.30
·4.40-
» 29th, $.54
30th, 6.54
One hour.
6.51
*
4.30
0.60
,, 31st, 3.54
OFFICES
at Connaught Road.
•Two hours, ... 0.50
6.54"
0,80
Three hours,
...... 0.70
1.00
Kin
Six Lours. Day (Bain to6p.m.)1.00
100
1.30
-200
OFFICES in King's Building, HOUSES-iz-Broadwood" and. Moreton
Terraces,
HOUBES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co., Las.
THE
CHINA MAIL:
Sinking Food &cruaut 193,930 Typhoon Map
Ravenne Fire Branch
M
£29,970,367
£2,381,458. Life and ADDuity
Branches 2,141,589 Revenue Marine Department.... 337,259 478,344
£5:339,228
whence and/or from the Wharves dather Receipts menyabarruso para
be obtained.
o Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowna and all Goods remaining undelivered after noon, the instant, will be subject to rent. All Claims gist the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 25th instant, or they will not be Tecognised.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 1st instant, at 10am by the Company's surveyor, "Menues. Goddard and Dougl
Na osumance whatsoever has been ક કરતાં
Bill of Lading will he countersigned by JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJS,
Agents, Benkkong, August 16, 1917.
EXCHANGE
Hongkong, August 16, 1917.
De London-
Bank Wire
H
On demand,
W
30 days' sight...
4 months sight,
Branches are separately invested, and, br The Accumulative Funds of the farious
Act of Parliament, aro: set side to meel the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. **
Agents,
'SILIMPOPON · (SEBATTIK)
COAL.
20361 Underaged having been appointed A6178 for the COWIE HARBOUR CUAL OU... LTD., are prepared to quote prices for best quality 8LIMPOPON CUAL trimmed into Bunkern at SEBAT Tla or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo. ...*SILIMPOPON COAL emopares ixrour- hly with the better grades of Japanese Ccal and gives good results on a' vary moderate consumption
PRICE
and Guide (COLOURED)
50 centa
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table kiven below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an Automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years 87.8-2.
The zero of the
table the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty ble corresponds with Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet 3 inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard at a feet 4 inches, and on the gange st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet 4 inches to the height given in the table.
ཎྜཱ
August 17th to 23rd, 1917.
PINK WATKA.
Hongkong
2/13
9/11
9/313
Steamers calling at 8EBATTIK or SANDAKAN oxelsively for SILIMPO PON COAL (either erge or Bokoro). 170 exampt from payment of all Pori charger,
+
3 A
T.
Kon
J
Tue.
d.
Ø II
LOW WATK Hengkent
Time.
Height
Day (8 am to 8 p.m.), ............. 2.00
III. In the Hill District.
With Bearers With 4 Bearers.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY -HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
+ י
MINING.
£134/6 b.
Langkas.dra. 10 T. 15 b
£1.82.65 b. 2.65/80 22, £1 23/8
29/
1918 free of income
tax Coupon 28.
$1.88 dividend & så ça.
BI p..
Bonus for your ending 30-4-16
$12 for 1918.............*
12p.c
[P.3 for 1910
12 p...
Int. div, of 1/- free of in-
come tax, making 10%
ale 1916-1917-coupon- No. 9
T. 1 for 1916
B p.4.
1 interim making 44.
/c 1918.
15 p.c
9% for 1915
REPORT.
RICKSHAS.
Raxb...
Trench Mines Ural Caspiane
In the Irland of Hongkong if engaged
in Victoria.
AUGUST 18, 1917.
Ten minutes,
Ŏ cents.
Wied
Quarter hour,
15
Station.
DOOKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNB,, Kowloon Wharve, $ 50 $76 E.K. & Wamp
8% for 1916 & bocas $2
B p
དྷྭ་
- Docks MABON
1155
Final $2.50 bocus 86, making 31 s/c 118.
Shanghai Doots 12. 1078
Tla. for year ending
30-4:17
8 p.č.
Half bour, Que hour Every Subsequent hour,...90
Note. If the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the charged to the East of Bay View Police Cits of Victoris after 3 pm, or be dis
Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoris after 9 pm, an extra hai fare shall be chargeable.
II.-In Kowloon Quarter hour, jarr
Hour,
Every subsequent hour,
685
WTostock. 6 Memuro... Hakodate. Tokio Kochi Nagasa
5 cents. Ostima
20
10
*
III-Taipo Road.
Twenty cents shall be added
for each extra hour or part
of an hour if the hirer causes Shanghai the journey to take longer Gutalaff than --
Pk...
To 4th mile-
single ********* 75 cents....1 hour, return....... $1.002 hours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile--
single ............... hours. Beyond 6th to 9th mile-
return $1.50.4 甘
امام هنة لا
81.75
Н
*
نوار
Final of 23 making 16
/ 1315 197 1916..
mi
Interim of 83 / 1917..
30 cents for 1816
8
Naha
Ishijima.
Bunin Island
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hote...3 5
$100 Central Estases $10
880 Hongkong Lands $1801 Humphreys Betace 16.30 b. Kowloon Landa .....8 90 123°/ West Polata #50] $70.b..
Ehanghai Land T. 19
82 for 1916
Laterim of $3 s/c 1917...
И
ea.
COTTON MULIS.
Tainan Koshun Pescadores Canton
Gar Macao... Wuchow.9a. Fares for journeys beyond the 11th Pakhoi... mile to be a matter of previous arrange Phulien Hoihow ment in each case.
Beyond 9th to 11th mile return $3.00 single $200 return......82.507.
་
The fares here set out to apply to one C. St. James
Tourano ricksho with three coolics from Tsim Sha Tsui
Aparri Dagupan
▼
+9.
м.
6
فرقه
6
7 p.
final may 12 %
*/ 1918.
Tha 9 for year ending
31-10-18,
3 p.
T. 6 dir, ac year ended,
30-5-15.
3
pie
Fla. 0.90 for 19416
Gredita, mon the sight,
Documentary, & moriths' sight 2/115
On Furis
On demand,
Credits, 4 months sight,...11b
Ou New York
On demand
......897
Credits, 60 days sight, get
On Bombay-
Wire
On demand,
On Calcutta,
Wire Da demand
On Singüpore Ou denian
On Manila-
Oo decant,
On Shanghai
On demand...
On Yokohama
1100,
дом.
20 days sight(private paper)_______
On demand,
...nom.
... 1354 ... 44) Bl
4
Gold Leaf, 100 finujer Sovereigns(Bank's buyingrate) $8.80 b.
Ailver
(par oz)
Bar Bilrer in Hongkong
Chinme Upper Lash Chinong Copper Cants... Lets of Native Interst Luinese Sub CD Hongkong Bah. Coin
At Fanatik Steamers are herthed along. ide the Company' wharf where there in s minimum depth 627 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tides.
Charts of Sibuke Bay (Sebatik Bar- bour, Prices mod all other information concerning the Pors can be bad on spplication to the Agents,
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,
Agouts Cowie Harbour Coal Veinpany, Limited,
1047
HONGKONG REGISTER.
KING EDWARD HOTEL Humidity
Central Location? LL ELTO TRAN PA Entrance, Klectric Lift, Bane and Lighting Earepen the and Canitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout, Best of Food and Service.
d.
рп.
p.D.
7+% P
TELEPE 33 TESONATE ABARIM
dia.
WITOBELL Manar
ww par.:
SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS. DETRIOLAN prescribe Chamberlain's Folie, Cholers and Diarrhoea Remedy because it relieves cramps in The stomach and intestinal pains quicker preparation they can com and t-It map be bought from any nemist. A bottle will keep for yours, d no home is complete without it. anly by all Chen and Store-
Barometer Temperature
Direction of Wi Find.... POTCO ...... Weather.... Gain..
Sixtiest apen
Odzie al
D.a.
Prasoon
Kay Onda Att put a Matine
29.7% 29.74 99.80
71
80
b
C.
(1.00
0.00 0.00
PARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
From Sinughter House to
Sailors' Hon Front Sailog Home
Government Civil How pital...
to:
Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Kace
Couse
From Clock Tower to Day
View House
Frons Wanchai Market to
Bagl View House
From Bay View House to
Quarry Bayans
Tacloban..
Guam Labusti
4.20
Not exceeding per passenger.
04 cents.
61. 18.74, 80 93
T. F. CLATION, Director, Hongkong Observatory, Ang, 16, 1917, 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahn abeit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATUaz, "in the shade, in -de- grees Fahrenheit.
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of satura tior, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100
DIRECTION OF Whp, to two pointe. B..FORCE OF"..
WIND ·Recording" to
Bestford Beale,
6 STATE OF WEATH, b blue sky, c
ET. BUT, 189 Shanghai Cattone T. 50 T
134
Kung. YiT 10. T. 15 s. Y ngtascos
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chinn-Borno
12 $7
Iruht & Power ... 0·0|814. Oize-Providenta •-10] $7.90 Dvizy Farms ........€" 6[823
Green Islands in 7387
Hongkong Electric 19 218 b.
Hoogkong to......$151
Eragkong Ropes... 10 | 4254 Dongkong Tramways... $6,2)
detached clond, d drizzling rain, t fog, HK. Steel Foundry
passing showers, q equal,r rain 1snow
thunder. v visibility w'dew well.
II-In the City of Victoria
g gloomy, h hail, lightning, o ov 'reast,
Not exceeding
·Zer FrsYmgar.
10 cents.
20.
Quarter hour. the half boir ...
One hour
DATSLATE Low open air, mperature on the lish is
P. CLAXTON DATACION Boucking Oberer toew, Aug. 16, 1917. Four
Temperature.
Hongkong, August 15, 1937,
КОМЕТЕК
LANG YUK Dentiat, susressor of
the late SIFN TING,
П
Do
P.X.
THERMOMETER
I'm..
A
1 Decuman STREET,
ZERMY VERY MODEILATE
Contuntssion free
In we bulbYF)
Po
Dr Maxips
Tiro hours. Three Fre.
Que day from 6 am, to 0 p.m. 81.2.
Beyond Fictoria.
20.74.
'29,87
20.00
Four
60 Five
80 Six
Ras in inches tenths and bun- dredths
extra is to be allowed for the return journey...
5:0
Peak Tramways".."-10 | |m9.10%
đu
p.c. for year ending
8.P.S
13
7 cents for 1916-
year ending
19 for
$17.16
0 cents for 3918 kerenggan
13916/17 Bonns
To cents in
42 Interim ajo 191....
#
Interiin of %% %% 1917.
Bosi and bogus 34 making $3
In pa
-7: Z for 1816/1917.
Steam Laundry
3.40 h Union Waterbomis?.. 3 7 813
25 cents for. 1916,991 12 for IRIG-
Not deceding passenger.
hot
exceeding half hour
Quarter bour,... senger, one hour.
William Powell
ise b
281
70 ounts tur 1916
60 cents for 1915/1214),
$2.403 $2.80
Telegraphic Ad
Ko, 950TOE Non-
MOXCE&TAYICE Enure and Læderal Reckam
and published for us Cus
Two hours,
Thre
beyond the org ball fara
Four
One day from 6 am to 8 pm 5.00
Between the hours of 8.30 pm and am, the abové žarta ahall be incres.med kay 30 per ountai
LY BERTRANGAL HAYA-
Dr. Minisina ČRNOO